""Sorry. It was always foreseen that there would be a break between 4 and 5. But no one wants to miss shipping or have to cut back on the complexity," Frank tweeted after Newsarama's initial reporting. "I'm hoping that we can use this to get enough of a cushion to switch back to monthly at some point."

Doomsday Clock #3 remains scheduled for January 24, and #4 on February 28.